Water-heating system for dwellings, hotels, and the like.



s. Smm. WATER HEATING SYSTEM FOR DWELUNGS, HOELS, ANU THE LiKE.

APPLICATIN HLED MMI 29| i914.

Mmm/M@ Mmmm Awa 13, 1915.

l www Sllllll, UT@ MARCUS 1100K, PENNSYLVANA.

alienated i Specleaton of vLetters Patent.

Patented iapi', 13, 1h15.

Application leil 29, 1914. Serial No. 541,853,

` To all whom it me 3,1 conce/fn fai,

' would have a tendency to clog .i y v prevent its successful operation.

Be lrnoivn that l, Sivi'i'rii Siiii'rii, a sub? ject ol the King ofEngland, residing at lliaicus -Hook, in the county ot Delaware andStateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulr-lniproveinents in lWater-lleating Systems for Dwellings', llotels, andthe like, oil:v which the following is a specilication.

`rlhje present invention relates to improvenients in Water heatingsystems -lor dwellings, hotels and the like.

'l`lie obgects of this invention are: llirst, 'the provision oileysternsuch as ,described whiehfwill render -the supply of "'iot Waterthroughouta dwellingl more cony stent and which will safeguard the'boiler against bursting and Vrender introductionlof cold Water into'the'said boiler noiseless.

Second, to facilitate the turning olli of the water supply, and emptyingof the boiler in case of leaks, and to permit of the elimina vtion ofwhat is commonly termed Athe dip l pipe and to ,furnish an exhaust pipedirect troni the boiler or tank to the reservoir i through which coldWater is supplied to the i boiler, safeguarding against bui'stingof thewater pipes and preventingl the'siphoning ol' Water troni the boiler,when the Water supply is cut oli' 'troni the niains. n Third, theprovision ol a system designed to prevent hot Water troni passing backthrough the meter in the event that one is employed, when the Water isout oil' in the street. Thisinsures against the hot Water p carryingparticles of rubber from the various ol rust trono appliances and alsoparticles the boiler back through the inetel, which the latter andlll/'ith the above and other objects in View, the lpresentinvention'consistsfin the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings andparticularly pointe-d out in the appended claims, it being tillunderstood that various changes may be iliade in the lorrn proportion,size and 'ininoi vdetails without departing' troni the spirit orjsacricing any @it the advantages of the invention. f f

ln the diawings2-Figiire 1 4is a vertical sectional view takenthrough aportion oa buildin@F showinginy improved waterheatN ing system applied,and Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional View ot' the reservoir illustrating amodified form of exhaust pipe.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by similar characters of referencethrough the several views, the numeral 5 designates generally a fragmentof a conveintional.torniY ol' building showing the first floor 6, secondlioor 7, third floor-8 and cellar 9, it being 'cated on the second floor7ivhile supported above the sanie and preferably located on the thirdfloor S is a supply tank, or reservoir 14 to --wl'iich lcold Water issupplied through the pipes 15 which' are connected to tlievwater niain16, the supply of Water from said main to the pipes 15 being controlledby a stop cock 17.

A branch pipe 18 leads il'roin the cold water supply pipe 15 into thereservoir la and is controlled/by a Valve 19 actuated throughthe'inediurn of the float Q0 to retain the Waterin said reservoir at thesaine level. This reservoir 1l is preferably closed, being providedhowever, with a v'ent pipe and overflow pipe 22 located above thenoriiiall ranged convenient to the sink 1l, while a i.

hot water faucet 24C is-also located adjacent this cold Water faucet andalso convenient to the sai-d sink 11 and is in communication f with theupper end of the tank 13 through the hot water supply pipes 25 andbranch pipe which is connected to said hot Water supply pipe 25 by thea'lf-coupling 27. An

exhaust pipe 28' is also connected to this I "lm-coupling 27- and ispreferably equipped with a goose-neck 29 extending through an (mening,-formed inthe top oi' the reservoir y1l and having its lower end abovethe level of the water contained in' seid reservoir, as'

' 30'with' the hot water supply pipe 25 and is controlled by a valve 33for a purpose to be later-explained.

1'1`h'e-boile`r or tank 1'3 is connected to the hot` water back of therange 12 through the pip'eslll and 35 arrangedto ermit'of a free 4circulation 'of hot water through the boiler ortank'13 `and water backpffthe said As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings which illustrates 'a'slight modification in the form of exhaust pipe 28, the exhaust pipe'28is connected to the coupling'27 in a similar manner as the exhaust pipe28. In this form of invention theJ goose-neck 29 is 'dispensed with anda vertical extension 28 projects v ingl` of thehot waterback o upwardlyfrom the bottom of the reservoir 14 abovethe level'of the water therein,at which pointthe said extension 2S" is vided with an inverted bell shaed nozzle 29b through 4which steam or the ike isdischarged against theinner walls of the reservoir 14 where it condenses and runs back intothe reservoir.

"If for any reason it is desired to remove all'the hot water from thebole'r` or tank 13, the valve 31 is first closed which prevents entranceof any more cold water into the said boiler or tank13 exce' t that whichis inthe pipes 29 and '30. he valve`33' and faucet 24' are openedwhichpermits' the con-` tents of'theboiler 13 to drain out through thebranch pipe 30, 'drain pipe 32 and the Ahot water supply pipe 25 finto'the. sink 11 or into any desired receptacle laced-therein. If it isdesired to rai-n tie cold' water froin'the reservoir 14, also, Athevalve 36 is closed while the valves 31v and 33 are opened which permitswater from the'said reservoir to flow out through' the pipes 29', 32 and25 respectively into. the sink or an equivalent receptacle. It willbenoted that thispperation'has no effect u on the` drain- `v vor the waterin the circulating pipes 3 4V and 35 which obviously retains at alltimes a certain amount of water in the' water back of the range 12thereby preventing bursting of thewater back or pipes. It will also. benoted,` that the supply of c'o'ld ,waterl is admitted'in'to the tank 13at 'the lowerend thereof which @causes s this coldV water to mingle`with the,` hot 'water .contained within is controlled by a valve protherange 12 the tank or boiler 13, obviously makin said admissipn ef waterinto ,themmk'on oiler n'oisel'ess y From the foregoing description takenin connection with Ithe. .accompanying drawings, it wlll'b'e manifestthat a water 'henting system isprovxided for-hctelssdwellings and thelike which will fulfil all the necessary requirements of such anappamtnsg What is claimed is 1. In a system's'u'ch as described, aboiler, a feed pipe leading into the lower.portio of said boiler a` hotwatersupply pipel lead-h ing from sai .boiler and disharg'ingbclowthesamea vdischarge pipe leading from said hot water supply pipe und avalve controlled communication between said 'feed hot water'pipe fordrainingvsaid boiler.'

'2,1111 a 'system such as describe'd', .a boilera resere'voir, means forIsupplyingwater to said reservoir, a feed pipe connectie said reservoirand tlieplower portion 'of 51e boiler,` a hot'water supply pipe leadingfroms'aid boiler'and discharging below the S'ame,`a valve controlledconnection between saidbot watersupply pipe and feed pipe,and'an ex1haust pipe leadiny 'from theI hot.,water sup-l ply pipe into sailreservoir. ,l A

. 3. In a systemlsuch as describeda boiler", a reservoir, a feed'pipefor sup lying cold water to said reservoir, means orfeedin' cold lwaterfrom said reservoir into' s ai boiler at the lowerA end thereof, meansfor heating water witlii'nfsaid boiler, a hotwater pipe leadlngfroin theboileria'ndfdischarging below the same, a valvegctrolled connectionbetween said hot water, "ip efitiigl pipe leading ro'm 'theE and' valvesfor4 cl'ijtrpllmg feed ppearexhust hot waterl pipe, l the passageofwater'to the reseivoir'blnd between said 'reservoir and boiler.

In a system such' as describe'cl'aboiler a reservoir mounted above saidboiler, a'cold water supply pipe leading to said reservoir, meansy forautomatically controlling 'the su ply of' water to the reservoir fromsaid co d Water supply pipe, a feed pipe connecting the reservoir withthe lower portion of the boiler, a hot water supply ipe leading from thetop of the boiler and ischargyin ,below7 the same, an'rexhaust pipeconne'ctmgthe said hot water 'pipe with said reservoir., an'da valvecontrolled com'muuication'"betweeni saidhot water pipe and the feedpipe. ,y 5. The combination in a, system such as described with hot andColdwater' .|:`.ii1o,ets,`l and a range hotwater back, of `a boiler, a.

reservoir located above said boiler,I a cold ater supply pipe leading tothe reservoir and in communicationv with thel cold 'water faucet, avalve in communication with, the i cold water su ply lpipe forcontrolling the su ply'of'col water to the reservoir, said va ve'b'einvint osed between saidjieser# b .voirand cold waterfaucet.'meansforllautol `130 mmcsly continuing tha supply of water imthe reservoir from said cold Water supply pipe: n, feed pip@ leadingfrom' the reservoir mm nhs botom of said boiler, :1. vave contha-passageof water through said 'csd pipe? ccuaing pipes connecting the bom wishthe range water back, a hot water A supply pipe aading from the boilerand dis- Q'iarging bsw the same, Said hot 'Water 'fnucefs beingconnected to the hot water su piy pipe, .fm exmustvpipe leading fromtig) hoi'l Water supply pipe into the zesel'voir, a drain pipeConnecting the hot Water supply pipe with the fned pipe, and a valvecontrollipg the passage of Water thro-ugh said drain E@ lpg. p Intestimony whereof have a'f'xe. my sigmlture in p'esence of twoWitnesses.

SMTH SMTH.

Witnesses:

HAROLD GOODWIN, B. FRANK HARPER.

